SPACE REQUIRED IN MY CHAIN LOCKER
Locker space plays an important
role in deciding whether to install a vertical or horizontal windlass.
Estimating or measuring the depth of fall of the rode into the anchor locker
may dictate which type of windlass is most suitable for your vessel. Fall is
the distance between the bottom of your windlass (horizontal) or windlass motor
(vertical) and the top of the rode when the anchor is stowed. The length of
chain and/or rope, along with the type of rope (8-plait or 3-strand), must also
be taken into account. 8-plait line is better suited for small lockers and the
design of the line helps prevent hockling. The depth of fall is the same for
chain only rodes and rope/chain rodes. The minimum recommended fall for anchor
rodes is 12 inches. The windlass does not stow the rode in the locker, gravity
does.
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